Paulaner, named for the famous beer, will debut on Friday with new operators, a new chef and revised menu.

After closing for a two-month makeover, Paulaner Brauhaus NYC will reopen on May 30 with a shorter name, a new menu and a new chef.

The 4,000-square-foot microbrewery on the Bowery, now called Paulaner, first opened in November 2013, but it never quite fit in with its hip neighborhood. Restaurateur Wolfgang Ban—who co-owns Seasonal, an upscale Austrian restaurant in midtown and a Lower East Side spot called Edi & The Wolf—was brought in to reinvent the pub.

The new operator consulted on the redesign of the brew-pub, which now has long, rustic 16-foot communal tables and booths. New lighting and décor was also added. Mr. Ban, a chef, was tapped by the current investment group and he hopes to eventually become operating partner.

"It's always difficult to talk about a situation when you come in wanting to change it," said Mr. Ban, who is in charge of the new menu. "I think one of the bigger disconnects I saw was the chef who is American. I don't think he understood the German flavor profile."

The former chef was Michael Gordon. But the original brew master, Andreas Heidenreich, who hails from Paulaner Brauerie in Munich, remains with the operation.

Paulaner is the first brewery in the U.S. to use the centuries-old Paulaner Brauerie name and recipes. The German conglomerate, which has about 50 brew pubs around the world, signed an exclusive licensing deal with the New York owners, including Rudolf Tauscher, whose idea it was to open the brewery. Mr. Tauscher is a veteran hotelier, who was the general manager at both the Mandarin Oriental New York and the Trump International Hotel & Tower at Columbus Circle.

"I wish Paulaner NYC and Wolfgang Ban great success going forward and take great joy in my accomplishment in opening the first German microbrewery in New York," said Mr. Tauscher in an e-mail.

Mr. Tauscher reportedly sold his shares in the brewery, but declined to discuss the details of the business transaction.

Paulaner Brauerie provided all of the brewing equipment to the bar, representing about a $500,000 investment.

Mr. Ban said the menu will offer traditional German cuisine, including homemade sausages, weisswurst, bratwurst, pork knuckle among other dishes.

"The portion sizes will be larger," said the chef. "Most people won't order three courses. An entrée should be filling enough."

Paulaner will be open for dinner until the World Cup begins in mid-June. Then it will add lunch service.

Correction: Wolfgang Ban's business partner in Seasonal and Edi & Wolf, Eduard Frauneder, is not involved in Paulaner. He was incorrectly identified as a partner in the brew pub in an earlier version of this article, published online May 28, 2014.